Illustration: In the narrow courtyard behind a Japanese row house, a resident cat stands broadside across the entrance, back arched and tail puffed, confronting an unfamiliar cat on the lane outside. Behind the resident are its familiar sleeping cushion, water dish, and a sunny ledge bearing loose fur.

JLPT N1nounLevel estimated by Bebop

縄なわ張ばり

nawabari

turf, territory

Example sentences

  1. ここは、俺おれたちの縄張なわばりだぞ。

    This is our territory.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  2. 生業なりわいとする縄張なわばりも的屋てきやでは「庭場にわじょう」、博徒ばくとでは「島しま」と表現ひょうげんする。

    The area where tekiya operate is called the 'niwaba,' whereas gamblers use the term 'island.'

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

  3. この公園こうえんは野良猫のらねこの縄張なわばりらしい。

    This park seems to be a stray cat’s territory.

    Written by AI for Bebop

Kanji in 縄張

  • 縄straw rope; cordOnジョウKunなわ・ただす
  • 張counter for bows & stringed instruments; stretchOnチョウKunはる

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